2016 SprintX GT Championship Series

The 2016 SprintX GT Championship Series was the inaugural season of the SprintX GT Championship Series. The series was managed by WC Vision and sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). On May 28, 2015 WC Vision announced it would be launching the SprintX GT Championship Series as a support series of the Pirelli World Challenge. Similar to GT races in the PWC, SprintX races had a sprint format as races were 60 minutes in length. The difference between PWC GT races and SprintX races was that SprintX races featured mandatory driver and tire changes.^[1]

Schedule edit

The season comprised three rounds and all rounds were in support of the Pirelli World Challenge. On the same day WC Vision announced the launch of the series, they announced the series would be run during all "headliner" event weekends of the PWC^[1] - the calendar of the 2016 PWC season was announced on November 3, 2015.^[2] Later WC Vision decided the series would not run during the season opener of the PWC at Austin and during the PWC weekend at Lime Rock Park.

Round	Date	Event	Circuit	Location
1	May 19–22	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Grand Prix presented by Audi	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario
2	August 11–14	Grand Prix of Utah Motorsports Campus presented by EnergySolutions	Utah Motorsports Campus	Tooele, Utah
3	October 7–9	MRLS Grand Prix presented by Nissan	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California

Entry list edit

GT edit

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Aston Martin	De La Torre Racing	V12 Vantage GT3	4	Lars Viljoen	S	1
			4	Jorge De La Torre	S	1
			24	Jorge De La Torre	S	3
			24	Lars Viljoen	S	3
Audi	Stephen Cameron Racing	R8 LMS ultra	19	Kyle Marcelli	P	3
	Stephen Cameron Racing	R8 LMS ultra	19	Drew Regitz	S	3
	M1 GT Racing	R8 LMS	23	Walt Bowlin	S	1–2^{[N 1]}
				Guy Cosmo	P	1
				David Ostella	S	2–3^{[N 1]}
				Dion von Moltke	P	2–3^{[N 1]}
		R8 LMS ultra	69	Dion von Moltke	P	1
			69	David Ostella	S	1
	DXDT Racing		63	David Askew	S	2
	DXDT Racing		63	James Burke	S	2
BMW	Mills Racing	Z4 GT3	46	Michael Mills	S	All
				Kuno Wittmer	P	1–2
				John Edwards	P	3
Dodge	Lone Star Racing	Viper GT3-R	80	Dan Knox	S	3
	Lone Star Racing		80	Mike Skeen	P	3
	McCann Racing		82	Jim McCann	S	3
	McCann Racing		82	Michael McCann	S	3
Porsche	Global Motorsports Group	911 GT3 R	14	Brent Holden	S	All
				Colin Braun	P	1
				James Sofronas	S	2
				Alec Udell	S	3
	Black Swan Racing		54	Tim Pappas	S	3
	Black Swan Racing		54	Andy Pilgrim	P	3
	Alex Job Racing		79	Gunnar Jeannette	P	3
	Alex Job Racing		79	Cooper MacNeil	S	3
	Calvert Dynamics		98	Preston Calvert	S	2–3
	Calvert Dynamics		98	Michael Lewis	P	2–3
	Flying Lizard Motorsports		451	Darren Law	P	3
	Flying Lizard Motorsports		451	Andy Wilzoch	S	3
Sources:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Icon	Class
P	Pro
S	Sportsman

Notes

^ ^a ^b Walt Bowlin and Dion von Moltke entered in the same car at Round 2. Bowlin participated in Race 1, while Von Moltke participated in Race 2. David Ostella was the other driver in both races.

GT Cup edit

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Lamborghini	DXDT Racing	Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo	10	Enrique Bernoldi	P	3
			10	Jeff Burton	S	3
			63	David Askew	S	3
			63	James Burke	S	3
Porsche	ANSA Motorsports	911 GT3 Cup	27	Ludovico Manfredi	S	3
Porsche	ANSA Motorsports	911 GT3 Cup	27	Jonathan Summerton	S	3
Source:^[5]

GTS edit

Constructor	Team	Car	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Aston Martin	TRG-AMR	Vantage GT4	04	Kenton Koch	S	3
			04	George Kurtz	S	3
			07	Max Riddle	S	All
			07	Kris Wilson	P	All
			7	Craig Lyons	S	3
			7	Thomas Merrill	S	3
			09	Jason Alexandridis	S	All
			09	Derek DeBoer	S	All
			77	Brandon Davis	P	3
			77	Greg Milzcik	S	3
	Stephen Cameron Racing		5	Ari Balogh	S	3
	Stephen Cameron Racing		5	Greg Liefooghe	S	3
Ford	Calvert Dynamics	Mustang Boss 302	37	Andrew Aquilante	S	3
Ford	Calvert Dynamics	Mustang Boss 302	37	Kurt Rezzetano	S	3
Ginetta	Performance Motorsports Group	G55 GT4	29	Parker Chase	S	2–3
Ginetta	Performance Motorsports Group	G55 GT4	29	Harry Gottsacker	S	2–3
KTM	ANSA Motorsports	X-Bow GT4	12	Brett Sandberg	S	3
KTM	ANSA Motorsports	X-Bow GT4	12	Jason Wolfe	S	3
Maserati	JCR Motorsports	GranTurismo MC	66	Jeff Courtney	S	3
Maserati	JCR Motorsports	GranTurismo MC	66	Greg Palmer	S	3
Porsche	Global Motorsports Group	Cayman GT4 Clubsport	4	Matt Halliday	P	3
Porsche	Global Motorsports Group	Cayman GT4 Clubsport	4	James Sofronas	S	3
SIN	Racers Edge Motorsports	R1 GT4	45	Chris Beaufait	S	1, 3
				James Vance	S	1
				Scott Heckert	S	3
			54	Chris Beaufait	S	2
			54	Scott Heckert	S	2
Sources:^[3]^[4]^[5]

Race results edit

Round		Circuit	GT Winning Car	GT Cup Winning Car	GTS Winning Car
Round		Circuit	GT Winning Drivers	GT Cup Winning Drivers	GTS Winning Drivers
1	R1	Mosport	#46 BMW Z4 GT3	No entries	#07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
	R1		Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer		Max Riddle Kris Wilson
	R2		#46 BMW Z4 GT3		#07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
	R2		Michael Mills Kuno Wittmer		Max Riddle Kris Wilson
2	R1	Utah	#98 Porsche 911 GT3 R		#09 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
	R1		Preston Calvert Michael Lewis		Jason Alexandridis Derek DeBoer
	R2		#98 Porsche 911 GT3 R		#07 Aston Martin Vantage GT4
	R2		Preston Calvert Michael Lewis		Max Riddle Kris Wilson
3	R1	Laguna Seca	#19 Audi R8 LMS ultra	#63 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo	#37 Ford Mustang Boss 302
	R1		Kyle Marcelli Drew Regitz	David Askew James Burke	Andrew Aquilante Kurt Rezzetano
	R2		#46 BMW Z4 GT3	#10 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo	#37 Ford Mustang Boss 302
	R2		John Edwards Michael Mills	Enrique Bernoldi Jeff Burton	Andrew Aquilante Kurt Rezzetano

Championship standings edit

Drivers' championships edit

Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Points were awarded to the driver behind the wheel at the 25-minute mark (when Pit Lane opens for mandatory tire and driver changes) and to the driver behind the wheel at the finish.^[6]

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Race	110	98	90	84	80	76	72	68	64	60	57	54	51	48	45	43	41	39	37	35	33	31	29	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	11	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

GT edit

Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
Pro
1	Dion von Moltke	Audi R8 LMS ultra	1			3									438
1	Dion von Moltke	Audi R8 LMS								2		8	7		438
2	Kuno Wittmer	BMW Z4 GT3		1	4			2	2						390
3	Michael Lewis	Porsche 911 GT3 R						1	1			5	8		368
4	Colin Braun	Porsche 911 GT3 R		3	1										200
5	Guy Cosmo	Audi R8 LMS		4	2										182
6	John Edwards	BMW Z4 GT3										4	2		182
7	Gunnar Jeannette	Porsche 911 GT3 R										3	3		180
8	Andy Pilgrim	Porsche 911 GT3 R										7	4		156
9	Darren Law	Porsche 911 GT3 R										9	5		144
10	Kyle Marcelli	Audi R8 LMS ultra										1	DNS		110
11	Mike Skeen	Dodge Viper GT3-R										2	DNS		98
Sportsman
1	Michael Mills	BMW Z4 GT3	2			1	2			3	4			1	590
2	David Ostella	Audi R8 LMS ultra		2	3										550
2	David Ostella	Audi R8 LMS						4	3		2			3	550
3	Brent Holden	Porsche 911 GT3 R	3			2	4			4	8			6	500
4	Preston Calvert	Porsche 911 GT3 R					3			1	7			8	340
5	Jorge De La Torre	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3		5	5						10			5	300
6	Lars Viljoen	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	5			5						10	6		296
7	Walt Bowlin	Audi R8 LMS	4			4	5								248
8	James Burke	Audi R8 LMS ultra					1			5					190
9	Tim Pappas	Porsche 911 GT3 R									3			2	188
10	Alec Udell	Porsche 911 GT3 R										6	1		186
11	Cooper MacNeil	Porsche 911 GT3 R									1			7	182
12	James Sofronas	Porsche 911 GT3 R						3	4						174
13	David Askew	Audi R8 LMS ultra						5	5						160
14	Andy Wilzoch	Porsche 911 GT3 R									9			4	148
15	Dan Knox	Dodge Viper GT3-R									5			DNS	80
16	Drew Regitz	Audi R8 LMS ultra									6			DNS	76
	Jim McCann	Dodge Viper GT3-R									Wth			Wth	0
	Michael McCann	Dodge Viper GT3-R										Wth	Wth		0
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified Excluded (DSQ/EX)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Light Cyan	Practice only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest Lap

GT Cup edit

Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
Pro
1	Enrique Bernoldi	Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo										2	1		208
Sportsman
1	Jeff Burton	Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo									2			1	208
2	David Askew	Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo									1			2	208
3	James Burke	Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo										1	2		208
4	Ludovico Manfredi	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup									3			3	180
5	Jonathan Summerton	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup										3	3		180
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points

GTS edit

Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
Pro
1	Kris Wilson	Aston Martin Vantage GT4		1	1			3	3			2	1		608
2	Brandon Davis	Aston Martin Vantage GT4										5	2		178
3	Matt Halliday	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport										3	DNS		90
Sportsman
1	Max Riddle	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	1			1	1			1	4			2	622
2	Derek DeBoer	Aston Martin Vantage GT4	2			2		1	1		2			6	590
3	Jason Alexandridis	Aston Martin Vantage GT4		2	2		2			2		4	8		544
4	Chris Beaufait	SIN R1 GT4		3	3		3			4	DNS			9	418
5	Scott Heckert	SIN R1 GT4						2	4			DNS	9		246
6	Kurt Rezzetano	Ford Mustang Boss 302									1			1	220
7	Parker Chase	Ginetta G55 GT4						DNS	2			10	10		218
8	Harry Gottsacker	Ginetta G55 GT4					DNS			3	10			10	210
9	Andrew Aquilante	Ford Mustang Boss 302										1	5		190
10	James Vance	SIN R1 GT4	3			3									180
11	Ari Balogh	Aston Martin Vantage GT4									8			3	158
12	Greg Liefooghe	Aston Martin Vantage GT4										8	3		158
13	Thomas Merrill	Aston Martin Vantage GT4										7	4		156
14	Craig Lyons	Aston Martin Vantage GT4									5			7	152
15	Greg Milzcik	Aston Martin Vantage GT4									7			5	152
16	Jeff Courtney	Maserati GranTurismo MC										6	7		148
17	Greg Palmer	Maserati GranTurismo MC									6			8	144
18	Jason Wolfe	KTM X-Bow GT4									11			4	141
19	Brett Sandberg	KTM X-Bow GT4										11	6		133
20	George Kurtz	Aston Martin Vantage GT4									9			11	121
21	Kenton Koch	Aston Martin Vantage GT4										9	11		121
22	James Sofronas	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport									3			DNS	90
Pos.	Driver	Car	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	25m	60m	Points
Pos.	Driver	Car	MOS		MOS		UTA		UTA		LAG		LAG		Points

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Pirelli World Challenge to add 'extended sprint' races in 2016". Motorsport.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^ "Pirelli World Challenge "State of the Series" announcements include 2016 confirmed schedule, SRO alliance, new rules". World-Challenge.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
^ "2016 Pirelli World Challenge Sporting Regulations" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[M1_GT_No._23-3] Walt Bowlin and Dion von Moltke entered in the same car at Round 2. Bowlin participated in Race 1, while Von Moltke participated in Race 2. David Ostella was the other driver in both races.

[WCVisionAnnouncement-1] "Pirelli World Challenge to add 'extended sprint' races in 2016". Motorsport.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[2] "Pirelli World Challenge "State of the Series" announcements include 2016 confirmed schedule, SRO alliance, new rules". World-Challenge.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[CTMPEntryList-4] "Pirelli World Challenge CTMP Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. May 16, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.

[UtahEntryList-5] "Pirelli World Challenge Utah Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. August 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.

[MRLSEntryList-6] "Pirelli World Challenge Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Entry List" (PDF). Pirelli World Challenge. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

[7] "2016 Pirelli World Challenge Sporting Regulations" (PDF). world-challenge.com. WC Vision. July 21, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

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